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it is going to be bad for america. to them it is bad for america because it attacks the private sector. our next question come from deborah. why is congress continually threatening to united states postal service? again, it is an issue of privatization. the private delivery company lobby congress themselves want to get rid of the union, the voting bloc, they want to destroy the postal service. i have done many stories on this. the bottom line is it is an attack on workers, on unions and it is certainly an attack to privatize something that they claim is archaic. did you know they made it so that the postal service can't compete the way they should compete? it is outrageous. and of course, in 2006 it was the lame duck session of the congress that they passed a bill forcing the postal service to fund their health care and their pension benefits for 75 years in a ten-year window. that has screwed their balance sheet up. then the republicans say you don't know how to run your shop. what business in america is going to run
it is going to be bad for america. to them it is bad for america because it attacks the private sector. our next question come from deborah. why is congress continually threatening to united states postal service? again, it is an issue of privatization. the private delivery company lobby congress themselves want to get rid of the union, the voting bloc, they want to destroy the postal service. i have done many stories on this. the bottom line is it is an attack on workers, on unions and it is...
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we'll whittle those down to 20, all the employees will vote, it'll come down to the final four and then america votes. >> and then a commercial in the super bowl. you could not ask for more than that. >> it's as big as it gets. >> thank you for letting us know about that. stick around, we need you for the elevator pitch. >> great. >> and if you have a question for our experts, all you have to do is go to our website, the address is openforum.com/yourbusiness. once you get there, hit the ask the show link to submit a question for our panel. again that website is openforum.com/yourbusiness. or if you'd rather, yo uh can e-mail us your questions and comments to that address is yourbusiness@msnbc.com. we like to check out twitter from time to time to see what's trending about small business. here are some of the latest tweets. next street tweets, how much does credit matter for small biz? a lot. loans increase chance of survival. usa today columnist rhonda abraham says nothing is as frustrating as clients who want to stand over your shoulder. keep perspective and communicate with them often. and fr
we'll whittle those down to 20, all the employees will vote, it'll come down to the final four and then america votes. >> and then a commercial in the super bowl. you could not ask for more than that. >> it's as big as it gets. >> thank you for letting us know about that. stick around, we need you for the elevator pitch. >> great. >> and if you have a question for our experts, all you have to do is go to our website, the address is openforum.com/yourbusiness. once...
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get the samsung galaxy s 4 for only $148 on verizon - america's largest 4g lte network. walmart. s [ female announcer ] birdhouse plans. nacho pans. glass on floors. daily chores. for the little mishaps you feel use neosporin to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster. neosporin. use with band-aid brand bandages. choose a skin care product. it is warned that all natural and organic labeling on skin care does not mean it can't cause an allergic reaction. >> 26 palestinian prisoners will be set free late today from an israel jail. the first of 104 prisoners whose relieved is back by the u.s. in exchange for starting peace talks. >> i don't think get punishment. they should be in there at least to serve life sentence. after 20 years out? victory in their hand? a very sad day for the families, for the israels and for society. >> former middle east ambassador mark ginsburg joins me now. >> it is one of the preconditions the palestinians insisted they extracted from the israel government and let's understand these are not just prisoners who did some -- engaged in sho
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the other thing you think about, look, you may be comfortable with the nsa surveilling america under a president you like, but are you going to be comfortable with it under a president or politician that you don't like? what about when your mayor gets access to this or your police department gets access to this? these are the kinds of questions that are legitimate. >> james, i think we're going to see that. we see that in different jurisdictions where people have very different relationships necessarily to who the executive is. do you think we'll see a change if and when president obama were to leave office? >> we might, but i think at the core here is that there's no data that suggests that stop and frisk reduces crime. there's other things, community policing, different demographic patterns or different things that factor into that. that's the same thing about the nsa and war on terror. if we want to prosecute the war on terror, we have to change foreign policy and stop making this clumsy violent interventions we make around the world. there's long form harder work that has to be d
the other thing you think about, look, you may be comfortable with the nsa surveilling america under a president you like, but are you going to be comfortable with it under a president or politician that you don't like? what about when your mayor gets access to this or your police department gets access to this? these are the kinds of questions that are legitimate. >> james, i think we're going to see that. we see that in different jurisdictions where people have very different...
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jay-z, america is blatantly racist. that's why you're a multimillionaire. >> policy wise, zilch, zero, nada. >> i don't want to go through the same old arguments where i propose an idea and the republicans say no because it is my idea. 40 meaningless votes to repeal obamacare is not a jobs plan. >> who do you want to die in america with breast cancer? >> it is an aimless congress. >> the country is hanging by a thread here. >> we begin with a look at the ongoing right wing vitriol that has been spewed in what should be an opportunity for a sincere conversation about racism in america. the three top agents of intolerance, bill o'reilly, sean hannity and rush limbaugh continue to oopinion about the virtues. offering insulting diagnoses from crime to teen pregnancy to race. o'reilly went so far to say jay-z' wealth is evidence that america is post racial. he even took it upon himself to explain black culture to the naacp's senior vice president. we here thought their rhetoric should be called out for what it really is. >>
jay-z, america is blatantly racist. that's why you're a multimillionaire. >> policy wise, zilch, zero, nada. >> i don't want to go through the same old arguments where i propose an idea and the republicans say no because it is my idea. 40 meaningless votes to repeal obamacare is not a jobs plan. >> who do you want to die in america with breast cancer? >> it is an aimless congress. >> the country is hanging by a thread here. >> we begin with a look at the...
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america is the only country i have ever known. senior year of high school, i was promoted to city court staff commander, i held the rank of cadet brigadier general. i was head of chicago rotc. i want to be a us citizen and i want to be a marine, i'm gonna be a marine, because i care. i care about this country. i care about those around me, i care about my family, my neighbors. you know, i do want to give back, i believe one hundred percent in what this country stands for. let me earn it, you know, let me serve. i just want an opportunity, i just want a chance. to, to show everyone out there that, i am, american and that i will honorably serve this country wearing a marine corp uniform. cheryl burke is cha-cha-ing in depend silhouette briefs for charity, to prove that with soft fabric and waistband, the best protection looks, fits, and feels just like underwear. get a free sample and try for yourself. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new
america is the only country i have ever known. senior year of high school, i was promoted to city court staff commander, i held the rank of cadet brigadier general. i was head of chicago rotc. i want to be a us citizen and i want to be a marine, i'm gonna be a marine, because i care. i care about this country. i care about those around me, i care about my family, my neighbors. you know, i do want to give back, i believe one hundred percent in what this country stands for. let me earn it, you...
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there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates, "lockup." >> we are working with serious, dangerous criminals. >> if you like being told what to do, if you like being told when to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, if you like taking a chance of getting your ass kicked by inmates or police, if you like that type of thing, then this is the place for you. >> that's my buildings right there. i can look at them but i can't reach them. >> the inmates can be good, but they're inmates, and you never can keep your guard down with them, never. >> in the heart of new york city is one of the country's most notorious jails, riker's island. its history has been filled with violence, its facilities overcrowded and deadly. we first visited riker's back in 1999, when the commissioner of the new york department of correction was bernard kerik. his get-tough on crime policies have continued today. the new york city department of corrections says the result is a remarkable 90% decrease in violence at riker's, which has led to a substa
there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates, "lockup." >> we are working with serious, dangerous criminals. >> if you like being told what to do, if you like being told when to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, if you like taking a chance of getting your ass kicked by inmates or police, if you like that type of thing, then this is the place for you. >> that's my buildings right there. i can look at them but i can't reach them. >> the...
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history, in america's history. and that is about getting everyone excited now about what i hope will be that moment in 2017 when we get to say, madam president, to hillary rodham clinton. >> do you buy that? >> thomas you know me pretty well. you know i'm not a huge fan of maureen dowd on politics. i think the excitement that hillary clinton has generated on her own if anything being associated with bill clinton and the politics of the '90s hurt her when it came to the democratic primary last time around. i think as you saw with the event in iowa with claire mccaskill a general excitement about a woman president and specifically hillary clinton who is very committed to those issues. >> she has not made a decision one way or another but leaves us guessing. i want to switch to this topic. harry reid getting backlash for the comments he made and a lot of republican pushback on this from an interesting character who is asking for an apology. but take a listen to what had he to say first. >> we have been now seven month
history, in america's history. and that is about getting everyone excited now about what i hope will be that moment in 2017 when we get to say, madam president, to hillary rodham clinton. >> do you buy that? >> thomas you know me pretty well. you know i'm not a huge fan of maureen dowd on politics. i think the excitement that hillary clinton has generated on her own if anything being associated with bill clinton and the politics of the '90s hurt her when it came to the democratic...
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there's been an 800% rise in the number of inmates across america in that 30 plus year period. it's an issue they hope to accomplish fixes to, isn't it? >> yes. you are talking the total incarceration levelslocal, state and federal prisons. the u.s. leads the world in incarceratio incarcerations. the trend has been coming down. he's, in essence, riding the trend and hoping for support in congress. what he's announcing is strictly an executive action. he's hoping it will help to lead to broader consensus in congress. he notes there's beginning to be some republican support for this. we have heard pushback from law enforcement people saying just having the law, the mandatory minimums on the book with the realistic chance of using them helps to get pleas, helps to negotiate pleas. there's always the question about what percent of the prison population is the low level offenders. that is a kind of a hard number to nail down. people who are opposing mandatory minimums say it's roughly half of the drug offenders. a quarter of the federal prison population, they believe, are non-viole
there's been an 800% rise in the number of inmates across america in that 30 plus year period. it's an issue they hope to accomplish fixes to, isn't it? >> yes. you are talking the total incarceration levelslocal, state and federal prisons. the u.s. leads the world in incarceratio incarcerations. the trend has been coming down. he's, in essence, riding the trend and hoping for support in congress. what he's announcing is strictly an executive action. he's hoping it will help to lead to...
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coming up, america's desperately needed gun conversation. there really is never a perfect time, is there. >> since the nra rule is you can't talk about gun control right after a mass shooting, it's too emotional and we haven't had a mass shooting in awhile, how about now? hero: if you had a chance to go anywhere in the world, but you had to leave right now, would you go? man: 'oh i can't go tonight' woman: 'i can't.' hero : that's what expedia asked me. host: book the flight but you have to go right now. hero: (laughs) and i just go? this is for real right? this is for real? i always said one day i'd go to china, just never thought it'd be today. anncr: we're giving away a trip every day. download the expedia app and your next trip could be on us. expedia, find yours. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help
coming up, america's desperately needed gun conversation. there really is never a perfect time, is there. >> since the nra rule is you can't talk about gun control right after a mass shooting, it's too emotional and we haven't had a mass shooting in awhile, how about now? hero: if you had a chance to go anywhere in the world, but you had to leave right now, would you go? man: 'oh i can't go tonight' woman: 'i can't.' hero : that's what expedia asked me. host: book the flight but you have...
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america has had greatness. and there are elements of this country that are unparalleled in the world. but we are falling from within by not could you being on american workers in vaug workers as value. viewing communities that need to be resourced as the heartbeat of this country. what changed? more coming up on the ed show and future shows. i'll tell you what's changed. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question. who are the real parasites in detroit? text a for conservatives. text b for unions. 676 it was. you can always leave a comment at our blog. we'll bring you the results later in the show. i'm joined by two people who are in the fight. living in detroit and surviving this financial crisis. the president of the detroit branch of the naacp. reverend wendell anthony and lee. great to have you with us tonight. i want to share with you. i want to share with you and get your reaction to something that kevin orr, the city's financial manager who was appointed by the governor. t
america has had greatness. and there are elements of this country that are unparalleled in the world. but we are falling from within by not could you being on american workers in vaug workers as value. viewing communities that need to be resourced as the heartbeat of this country. what changed? more coming up on the ed show and future shows. i'll tell you what's changed. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question. who are the real parasites in detroit? text a...
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does this mean america will be going it alone? when we come back we'll huddle around the watercooler. letterman's best bud stops by the late show and bill murray knows how to make an entrance. wait until you see this. back with much more. nascar is ab.out excitement but tracking all the action and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social media can be a challenge. that's why we partnered with hp to build the new nascar fan and media engagement center. hp's technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win with our fans. >>> okay. so at the top of the show we talked about the new revelation from the u.s. spy agencies black budget. if you want to sound smart you can say spending on intelligence has doubled since 9/11. the u.s. intelligence community employs over 107,000 people. time to gather around the watercooler. lewis is fresh back from detroit. you had to give the car back. >> i was crying all night last night. let'
does this mean america will be going it alone? when we come back we'll huddle around the watercooler. letterman's best bud stops by the late show and bill murray knows how to make an entrance. wait until you see this. back with much more. nascar is ab.out excitement but tracking all the action and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social media can be a challenge. that's why we partnered with hp to build the new nascar fan and media engagement...
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so he wrote this book "the america we deserve." i guess trump is sort of the circus clown that this process deserves. in a way the media deserves. we talk about these candidates before they really show any sign of real serious investment. we need stories to cover and trump somewhat masterfully exploits that. i don't take him seriously at all. i don't think there's any reason to given the past record you just described. to some degree we're his enablers by talking about him. he's an entertaining character. i think to the degree there's anything substantive to say about it, it's bad for republicans for him to be part of the mix. i think they're trying to get past this idea that the primary's last time around were almost a -- again, it was a clown car, it was a circus. these are the phrases you hear even from republican activists. i think trump's presence and the attention trump is getting at this point kind of creates that atmosphere again. it's a free-for-all and anyone can get in. >> can i just say to michael's point, i think that'
so he wrote this book "the america we deserve." i guess trump is sort of the circus clown that this process deserves. in a way the media deserves. we talk about these candidates before they really show any sign of real serious investment. we need stories to cover and trump somewhat masterfully exploits that. i don't take him seriously at all. i don't think there's any reason to given the past record you just described. to some degree we're his enablers by talking about him. he's an...
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i hate the government, society, america, slavery. all the excuses you could think of until i started to just take accountability for my own actions and responsibility for what i had done to my life. >> scott randolph was another rikers inmate anticipating his release. when we met him, he was serving a year for petty larceny and violating parole. >> i just spiraled out of control as far as criminality goes. i've been back and forth a few times, mostly for drug activity. trying to make money hustling in the street. >> but randolph took advantage of the jail's writing program and had hopes of becoming a journalist. >> we publish the "rikers review" which is published by inmates for inmates. it was extremely helpful. it gave me a lot of computer skills, marketable skills. so i'm looking forward to trying to utilize that when i get out. >> the prison journal included one of his poems. >> can we read a little bit of your poem? >> all right. this someone called hold this. hold this. grip these words as if your embrace alone will help me sav
i hate the government, society, america, slavery. all the excuses you could think of until i started to just take accountability for my own actions and responsibility for what i had done to my life. >> scott randolph was another rikers inmate anticipating his release. when we met him, he was serving a year for petty larceny and violating parole. >> i just spiraled out of control as far as criminality goes. i've been back and forth a few times, mostly for drug activity. trying to...
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is america's 21st most dangerous city. over the past 20 years, kake has made incredible progress insteadly reducing their homicide rate. it's half what it was. nationally, over the past three decades anti-inflammatory arrests of blacks for homicide and other violent crimes have fallen by about half coinciding with a year's long nationwide historic drop in the murder rate "we're at as low a place as we've been in the past 100 years," says randolph roth, history professor and author of the book "american homicide." what's happened? i'll tell you. krlgologists agree. has nothing do would with sagging pants. they cite the waning of the crack epidemic and rise in number of police and smarter deployment and hot spot policing. crime tends to be concentrated geographically. 3% of new york's real estate is where 20% of its worst crimes occur. but deploying cops in ways that leave communities disrespected and attacked is counterproductive and potentially krimnogenic. david kennedy says there is a direct link between the feeling that
is america's 21st most dangerous city. over the past 20 years, kake has made incredible progress insteadly reducing their homicide rate. it's half what it was. nationally, over the past three decades anti-inflammatory arrests of blacks for homicide and other violent crimes have fallen by about half coinciding with a year's long nationwide historic drop in the murder rate "we're at as low a place as we've been in the past 100 years," says randolph roth, history professor and author of...
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where he will speak, there on the national mall, our president, whose story reflects the promise of america will help us more the man who inspired millions to redeem that promise. george w. bush said that. >> he understood statesmanship. what was happening yesterday was an american moment. not a democratic or a republican moment. it was a very important moment in the history of this country to mark it. we know a lot of people who had been there in 1963 will never be there again. what a historic moment to see the people together celebrating progress and looking to the future, and to say, essentially by not showing up, it is not that important, as a moment in american history. >> well, i think they will have a harder time making the sale. karen finney and jonathan capehart, thank you for joining us. >>> coming up, what the fbi thought of the march on washington 50 years ago. and the phrase they used to describe martin luther king jr. after hearing his speech. >>> and the man who may be the next mayor of new york city joins me just ahead. [ tires screech ] [ beeping ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we
where he will speak, there on the national mall, our president, whose story reflects the promise of america will help us more the man who inspired millions to redeem that promise. george w. bush said that. >> he understood statesmanship. what was happening yesterday was an american moment. not a democratic or a republican moment. it was a very important moment in the history of this country to mark it. we know a lot of people who had been there in 1963 will never be there again. what a...
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there are more -- people of jamaican decent in america than jamaica. if it were just down to a jamaican gene, they would be kicking our tails. their school system is just like ours with football. shady boosters. in the highlight of the year, the biggest entertainment event is the high school national championships where kids can gain local renowned. usain bolt, there may be two other countries in the world where a 6'4" 15-year-old would have been allowed to run track as opposed to playing another sport. >> david, let's talk about performance enhancing drugs. i feel like you can't talk about being born to greatness without talking about steroids. in the world we now live in, it's made it all very fuzzy. when we talk about steroids, it helps muscle recovery, athletes train longer, but can steroids actually make you a better athlete? >> steroids absolutely make you a better athlete. i have a chapter that discussed from a genetic standpoint why we separate men and women in sports. steroids are chemical analogs of testosterone. the entire difference athleti
there are more -- people of jamaican decent in america than jamaica. if it were just down to a jamaican gene, they would be kicking our tails. their school system is just like ours with football. shady boosters. in the highlight of the year, the biggest entertainment event is the high school national championships where kids can gain local renowned. usain bolt, there may be two other countries in the world where a 6'4" 15-year-old would have been allowed to run track as opposed to playing...
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america, shark week is back. >> oh! >> but here on summer break, it's pig week. the king of bacon isn't chris christie, it's on this highway in china. those pigs are making it swine street escaping from an overturned truck. this guy tried hard, but he couldn't escape the police. and this police officer wins the worst at his job award. his colleagues are working hard, but he's just videotaping. i think i know someone who won't be happy about this scene. >> this is bad. the old pork was bad. the new pork is bad. >> and that's today's summer break. my mantra? trust your instincts to make the call. to treat my low testosterone, my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may
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. >> but clinton's impact is not just here in america. it's global. >> i love my life now. it's just fun. >> he's taken whatever capital that he had as an ex-president and has really put it toward trying to do real good in the world. >> bill clinton is a new kind of world leader. >> i think he is the master of the trade. he is the single most extraordinary confident politician i've ever met. >> it's a statesman's role unlike any other, planetary in scale. >> i want to keep being very active in the things i cared about as president in the thing that is i can still have an influence. >> people go wild. he is such a great ambassador for the united states of america today. >> there's one phrase that people have said, and that's that he's president to the world. >> 62 heads of state, hundreds of corporate leaders. multinational types. movie stars. an unparalleled collection of the powerful and celebrated gathered together to assert and combine their influence, all here because one man asked them to come, one of the very few people in the world
. >> but clinton's impact is not just here in america. it's global. >> i love my life now. it's just fun. >> he's taken whatever capital that he had as an ex-president and has really put it toward trying to do real good in the world. >> bill clinton is a new kind of world leader. >> i think he is the master of the trade. he is the single most extraordinary confident politician i've ever met. >> it's a statesman's role unlike any other, planetary in scale....
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the number one collegiate skeet shooter in america. the 18-year-old got the first perfect score in the history of the national skeet shooting association collegiate world championship. he also broke two world records along the way. >> good for him. >> yeah, well done. are you ready for august 31? >> ucla. >> so michigan for me. college football season starts. here is one t-shirt. alabama's fans getting this sought. read it. tebow cried. cam lied. tree died. lsu tried. te'o's fake girlfriend died. roll tide. it's college football. reigning champs open against virginia tech. >>> and a throw-in laufrns a series of passes in this game and ends with a perfect goal and win 2-nil in that. and before we go, this is amazing here. >> unbelievable. >> wind surfing? you have to go to tasmania to see this. not for the weak. look at that air they're getting. 50-mile-per-hour winds. i'm thinking those waves, what do you think, 10-footers? >> it's hard to tell. but they're huge and they're getting so much air. it really is not for the faint of heart.
the number one collegiate skeet shooter in america. the 18-year-old got the first perfect score in the history of the national skeet shooting association collegiate world championship. he also broke two world records along the way. >> good for him. >> yeah, well done. are you ready for august 31? >> ucla. >> so michigan for me. college football season starts. here is one t-shirt. alabama's fans getting this sought. read it. tebow cried. cam lied. tree died. lsu tried....
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yes, america, another walter cronkite moment from the fringe. but this one was the woodward and bernstein moment. president obama is supposedly skeet shooting at camp david. but conservative bloggers and pundits lit up the internet exposing the truth. the angle of the gun is all wrong. it was a weird smoke pattern. the president's poor posture shows it can't be real. and he is not even wearing a hat. we all know skeet shooters always wear hats. but guys, wait, you missed one. >> you remember a few months ago my administration put out a photograph of me going skeet shooting at camp david? do you remember that? and quite a number of people insisted that this had been photo shopped. but tonight i have something to confess. you were right. guys, can we show them the actual photo? >> that's a joke. and so is the crazy conspiracy theory that the president wasn't in this photo. nice try, but frame this one. we got you. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i fo
yes, america, another walter cronkite moment from the fringe. but this one was the woodward and bernstein moment. president obama is supposedly skeet shooting at camp david. but conservative bloggers and pundits lit up the internet exposing the truth. the angle of the gun is all wrong. it was a weird smoke pattern. the president's poor posture shows it can't be real. and he is not even wearing a hat. we all know skeet shooters always wear hats. but guys, wait, you missed one. >> you...
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. >> we are trying to ignite that love affair that america has with america'sfounding. >> the founding fathers of america sure had -- >> reshape the united states into a progressive liberal utopia. >> for you and for me. everybody. equality, peace. >> oh, no, let's go. let's go crazy. >> let's get done. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. have you ever been in a conversation with a conservative who comes back in any argument you may be having and says, you know what? there are absolutes. tonight's ed show is about absolutes. absolutely change taking place right here in the middle of the country surrounded by red states. tonight i'm broadcasting from minneapolis, minnesota, in the middle of the country where democrats have taken control of the house, senate and governor's office. you know, in the past year we have seen three things, fiscal change, social change and something that we never see anything under republican rule, and that's reinvestment in public education. this state is proof positive when the democrats get control, things change for the better. now i know there's a
. >> we are trying to ignite that love affair that america has with america'sfounding. >> the founding fathers of america sure had -- >> reshape the united states into a progressive liberal utopia. >> for you and for me. everybody. equality, peace. >> oh, no, let's go. let's go crazy. >> let's get done. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. have you ever been in a conversation with a conservative who comes back in any argument you may be having...
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how exactly to recalibrate america's relationship with a key player in the middle east. >> there are no good choices in egypt. the fact is, there's no good guys here. but there's more opportunity to protect american interests if we work with the military. >> joining us now from cairo is nbc news fornt correspondent amman mojadine. is there a sense, given the chaos on the ground right now that the europeans may have more leverage in terms of determining an outcome here or at least calming the violence that has erupted in the last week? >> well, certainly if you speak to the egyptian government, they have been very clear about their interest in foreign -- foreign power to use its leverage over the government, whether it's financial, diplomatic or political to try and shape what the egyptian government here is doing. on more than one occasion, they have said that they take into consideration their allies, their concerns of international community, but when it comes down to what's happening here in egypt, they are making their own sovereign decision. so they are striking a more defiant t
how exactly to recalibrate america's relationship with a key player in the middle east. >> there are no good choices in egypt. the fact is, there's no good guys here. but there's more opportunity to protect american interests if we work with the military. >> joining us now from cairo is nbc news fornt correspondent amman mojadine. is there a sense, given the chaos on the ground right now that the europeans may have more leverage in terms of determining an outcome here or at least...
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it was a war against black america. now in the past 20 years, you've allowed that war to be profited by private prisons. >> now, that entire report is at presumedguilty.msnbc.com. we're also going to take questions on twitter at #hum #presumedguilty. with us now is the director of "lockdown usa," a documentary about the war on prisons. >> thank you for having me. >> the first question is, what's wrong with companies running these prisons? >> what has happened is for president past 40 years we've waged a war called the war on drugs. it's failed miserably. 20 years ago as this war was waging and locking up black and brown americans across this country, private prisons said, wow, there's a business here. we can make money on this. think came in the game. we'll take your prisoners from you. you sell us to them at the highest price and we'll take them from you. they started buying these prisons and putting them in private prisons. i'm a businessman. i employ 40 people. i appreciate business. as a business person, they said,
it was a war against black america. now in the past 20 years, you've allowed that war to be profited by private prisons. >> now, that entire report is at presumedguilty.msnbc.com. we're also going to take questions on twitter at #hum #presumedguilty. with us now is the director of "lockdown usa," a documentary about the war on prisons. >> thank you for having me. >> the first question is, what's wrong with companies running these prisons? >> what has happened...
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it's a precept that's not unique to america. it's just something that should apply everywhere. >> that law which bans gay pride rallies and opposes fines for giving information about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities to minors. last night, jay leno made known his thought of the law. >> to me this is germany in 1953. they never tell you, how did that happen. hitler becomes dictator and rounds up all the jews. but how -- this is how it starts, you go for the homosexuals, and then you go for the jews, and pretty soon they come for you. >> the public's attention is now squarely focused on russia's human rights abuses, and the president of the united states weighing in on them so publicly, it means something, it means that the relationship between the u.s. and russia is in rapid decline. the president is trying to stop it. it was the big reset. president obama and dmitri medvedev, not only seem to personally like each other. they were getting stuff done on arms reduction, for example. today that promise of a normal h
it's a precept that's not unique to america. it's just something that should apply everywhere. >> that law which bans gay pride rallies and opposes fines for giving information about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities to minors. last night, jay leno made known his thought of the law. >> to me this is germany in 1953. they never tell you, how did that happen. hitler becomes dictator and rounds up all the jews. but how -- this is how it starts, you go for the...
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>> all the federal and state deficits getting so out of control, that america is rapidly becoming the next greece. >> what's his motivation for not dealing with the spending problem? does he want us to become greece? >> we are going to have $25 trillion in debt that puts us on a path to becoming greece. the country's going to burn. >> what's calamitous is that we're becoming greece. >> the country will burn. you know what the u.s. did not become? greece. you know why we did not become greece? because we are not greece. it's a tiny economy that doesn't control its own currency and can't raise taxes on its people because they won't collect. we are the largest economy the world has ever known. we control our own currency. you know what that currency is? the dollar. the currency the rest of the world relies on. we're not part of the euro, which is at the core of greece's problems, here's one more reason we're not greece. we're running a much lower deficit than expected than all those predictions expected. according to the congressional budget office, the current laws that govern federal t
>> all the federal and state deficits getting so out of control, that america is rapidly becoming the next greece. >> what's his motivation for not dealing with the spending problem? does he want us to become greece? >> we are going to have $25 trillion in debt that puts us on a path to becoming greece. the country's going to burn. >> what's calamitous is that we're becoming greece. >> the country will burn. you know what the u.s. did not become? greece. you know...
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america can also lead kind of global economic leverage. for instance the way the international monetary fund thinks about whether it's going to -- to give egypt loans to try to get its economy back on its feet. that is kind of the way you get out of a total disaster here is if they are able to stabilize the economy. one last quick point. i'm so glad you mentioned bobby's piece for "time." not a shameless plug. the larger argument he makes egypt doesn't matter as much as it used to and it's a provocative idea we are wringing our hands but a country politically and militarily so much weaker than it was a generation ago and possible we are thinking about it with somewhat dated thoughts about its relevance. you don't want chaos in the middle east, of course. at the same time, egypt is not what it was. it's important to remember that. >> yeah. i have to say i think it is a piece that people have to read if they care about this. i was talking to richard haass about it this morning. i think a very modern idea which goes back certainly decades is
america can also lead kind of global economic leverage. for instance the way the international monetary fund thinks about whether it's going to -- to give egypt loans to try to get its economy back on its feet. that is kind of the way you get out of a total disaster here is if they are able to stabilize the economy. one last quick point. i'm so glad you mentioned bobby's piece for "time." not a shameless plug. the larger argument he makes egypt doesn't matter as much as it used to and...
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a hot august night when what on earth became electricity, 50 million people in america, eating their ice cream as fast as possible. ten years ago tonight, good times. and it turns out, thanks to a lot of stuff nobody noticed, we have come a long way since then toward keeping the lights on. and that story is coming up, stay with us. i think farmers care more about the land than probably anyone else. we've had this farm for 30 years. we raise black and red angus cattle. we also produce natural gas. that's how we make our living and that's how we can pass the land and water back to future generations. people should make up their own mind what's best for them. all i can say is it has worked well for us. glass on floors. daily chores. for the little mishaps you feel use neosporin to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster. neosporin. use with band-aid brand bandages. car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of dollars. but how're they saving you those dollars? a lot of companies might answer "um" or "no comment." then there's esu
a hot august night when what on earth became electricity, 50 million people in america, eating their ice cream as fast as possible. ten years ago tonight, good times. and it turns out, thanks to a lot of stuff nobody noticed, we have come a long way since then toward keeping the lights on. and that story is coming up, stay with us. i think farmers care more about the land than probably anyone else. we've had this farm for 30 years. we raise black and red angus cattle. we also produce natural...
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it's the conservative separatist movement in america. a blog post cobb wrote this, residents in his town must fly a racist banner like a nazi flag 24 hours a day. the delusional racist plans to rename the city cobbsville. this guy's dangerous. in the 19 residents of this small town are scared. the mayor's phone is ringing off the hook and the local sheriff says i'm keeping an eye on it. we took it further. we asked account republican north dakota governor jack del rimpal for a comment on the issue. called his office five times today. so far have not received a response. i think it says a lot about a man who refuses to condemn a planned racist community in his own state. but you know what? if we don't talk like this and bring out these instances, how are we going to move society forward? if we're afraid to address them, how do we move forward? yes, it has rapted up quite a bit since president obama took the oath of office, hasn't it? he's a socialist, a communist, he's a marxist, we've heard it all. low information voters are buying this
it's the conservative separatist movement in america. a blog post cobb wrote this, residents in his town must fly a racist banner like a nazi flag 24 hours a day. the delusional racist plans to rename the city cobbsville. this guy's dangerous. in the 19 residents of this small town are scared. the mayor's phone is ringing off the hook and the local sheriff says i'm keeping an eye on it. we took it further. we asked account republican north dakota governor jack del rimpal for a comment on the...
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a hot august night when what on earth became electricity, 50 million people in america, eating their ice cream as fast as possible. ten years ago tonight, good times. and it turns out, thanks to a lot of stuff nobody noticed, we have come a long way since then toward keeping the lights on. and that story is coming up, stay with us. >>> do you know any 9-year-olds? specifically it's a little bit sensitive of a question. if you're seeing spots before your eyes... it's time... for aveeno® positively radiant face moisturizer. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® has an active naturals total soy formula that instantly brightens skin. and helps reduce the look of brown spots in just 4 weeks. for healthy radiant skin. try it for a month. then go ahead and try to spot a spot. aveeno® positively radiant. naturally beautiful results. >>> do you know any 9-year-olds? specifically it's a little bit sensitive of a question. do you know anybody who was born on may 14th, 2004 in the northeast whose parents lived in new york city maybe? i don't mean to imply anything untoward but nine months before
a hot august night when what on earth became electricity, 50 million people in america, eating their ice cream as fast as possible. ten years ago tonight, good times. and it turns out, thanks to a lot of stuff nobody noticed, we have come a long way since then toward keeping the lights on. and that story is coming up, stay with us. >>> do you know any 9-year-olds? specifically it's a little bit sensitive of a question. if you're seeing spots before your eyes... it's time... for...
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>> america would like to believe that the question of color is not an issue and that racism is dead. and i, i think there's other ways besides talk about it on your program. we are going to have to do to have people recognize. until we recognize the depth of racism in this country, we have to have the problem. you have to look at it and you have to deal with it. but, as becoming a senator, white or black, it is so difficult. with you throw that race into it, you can almost make it impossible. first of all, you have to wait 6, 12, 18 years for a vacancy. and if the spouse happens to be attractive and there's an early death or something, the way things are changing and because of the cost of being elected, spouses somehow can get appointed. once you're appointed, that's 50% of the problem, getting re-elected. the other thing is the costs of running. it is now pretty well accepted that you have to start off being a millionaire. no matter how much of trying to avoid the impetment of color and becoming a millionaire, i think statistics would show that black folks have just not been able t
>> america would like to believe that the question of color is not an issue and that racism is dead. and i, i think there's other ways besides talk about it on your program. we are going to have to do to have people recognize. until we recognize the depth of racism in this country, we have to have the problem. you have to look at it and you have to deal with it. but, as becoming a senator, white or black, it is so difficult. with you throw that race into it, you can almost make it...
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the idea that america would want to just give that up is simplistic. it may sound sort of very principled and of course that's the way the politicians would like us to believe that foreign policy is run, with the exception of president bush's second inaugural run, that's not the way that foreign politics has worked its way through foreign policies. the leverage of these dollars is pretty small when you're talking about a regime that's fighting for its very survival. that's why we supported mubarak all these years. but this president supported his ousting. and other than that, we are back to where we have been for many, many decades with egypt. >> sam, it's become as it always is political football. it is i guess a good time to be republican in terms of foreign policy because they can criticize without actually having to propose specific measures. how do you think that plays out in the coming months if the president doesn't actually do anything? >> that's a really impossible question to answer. the people who are being assassinated by the military, now
the idea that america would want to just give that up is simplistic. it may sound sort of very principled and of course that's the way the politicians would like us to believe that foreign policy is run, with the exception of president bush's second inaugural run, that's not the way that foreign politics has worked its way through foreign policies. the leverage of these dollars is pretty small when you're talking about a regime that's fighting for its very survival. that's why we supported...
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'tis the season for town halls across america and in some districts, that really does mean the silly season. hero: if you had a chance to go anywhere in the world, but you had to leave right now, would you go? man: 'oh i can't go tonight' woman: 'i can't.' hero : that's what expedia asked me. host: book the flight but you have to go right now. hero: (laughs) and i just go? this is for real right? this is for real? i always said one day i'd go to china, just never thought it'd be today. anncr: we're giving away a trip every day. download the expedia app and your next trip could be on us. expedia, find yours. as congress continuities its five-week recess, there appears to be an ongoing contest among gop house members, a kind of republicans got talent for saying the most ridiculous and offensive things at town hall meetings. the latest features congressman blake farenthold of texas. he took a birther question at a recent town hall and rather than dismiss the questioner outright, explained if it were up to the house gop, the current president of the united states would no longer be in of
'tis the season for town halls across america and in some districts, that really does mean the silly season. hero: if you had a chance to go anywhere in the world, but you had to leave right now, would you go? man: 'oh i can't go tonight' woman: 'i can't.' hero : that's what expedia asked me. host: book the flight but you have to go right now. hero: (laughs) and i just go? this is for real right? this is for real? i always said one day i'd go to china, just never thought it'd be today. anncr:...
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get the samsung galaxy s 4 for only $148 on verizon - america's largest 4g lte network. walmart. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up to you to pay the difference. so think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay and could really save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call now. with a medicare supplement plan, you'll be able to stay with your doctor. oh, you know, i love that guy. mm-hmm. [ male announcer ] these types of plans let you visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. and there are no networks. you do your push-ups today? prepare to be amazed. [ male announcer ] don't wait. call today to request your free decision guide and find the aarp medicare suppl
get the samsung galaxy s 4 for only $148 on verizon - america's largest 4g lte network. walmart. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up to you to pay the difference. so think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare...
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has continued to police communities, and the way that america and the police forces around the country have continued to watch over and dragnet communities, hasn't been the most effective. what we've seen is a strong profit motive behind that, so i do think attorney general holder's announcement today around mandatory minimums, i do think this announcement today around stop and frisk could be an indicator that when people apply pressure, especially here in florida, it's needed in a number of ways, that there can be some change on a lot of these issues, and i hope it is a positive thing. we've got a long way to go. our young people have got to stand up and really take accountability for how they're policed and how they're criminalized. i think we will move the bar forward as many, or as more information comes up and as attorney general and presidents begin to speak out against what we felt for years. >> rapper talib kweli and phillip agnew from dream defenders. >>> coming up, an amazing video of a u.s. congressman doing an impersonation of arnold schwarzenegger and denying global warmin
has continued to police communities, and the way that america and the police forces around the country have continued to watch over and dragnet communities, hasn't been the most effective. what we've seen is a strong profit motive behind that, so i do think attorney general holder's announcement today around mandatory minimums, i do think this announcement today around stop and frisk could be an indicator that when people apply pressure, especially here in florida, it's needed in a number of...
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south america, central america, look at venezuela, other countries, not just the middle east. there's a deep, deep suspicion of what -- >> sometimes the full picture of that is occluded to us in the u.s. nbc news contributor, thanks for your time. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back with #click3. >>> there is breaking news this evening and we are scrambling for details. but i can tell you at this moment is it appears the obama family has a new dog. first lady michelle obama first tweeted a photo of this new dog in and the white house followed up with video announcement. it's a girl dog. the name is sunny. it's a portuguese water dog like the first dog, bo. we'll bring you more details as they become available. >>> first i want to share three awesomist things on the internet today. we begin with, of course, quadrocopters. remote controlled super maneuverable high flying awesomeness. they're everywhere these days often with an hd videocamera attached bringing us new and spectacular views of places like niagara falls, falling high above the university of notre dame and australi
south america, central america, look at venezuela, other countries, not just the middle east. there's a deep, deep suspicion of what -- >> sometimes the full picture of that is occluded to us in the u.s. nbc news contributor, thanks for your time. >> thank you. >>> we'll be right back with #click3. >>> there is breaking news this evening and we are scrambling for details. but i can tell you at this moment is it appears the obama family has a new dog. first lady...
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. >> ezra, the bad news for america, and the bad news for mitch mcconnell is that he first of all has a challenger, a republican challenger in kentucky from his right, who is complaining about how cooperative mitch mcconnell has been with president obama. so this -- that will be the first force that will presumably make mitch mcconnell even more intransigent on the senate floor. >> i think if people had heard back a couple of years ago in 2013 that mitch mcconnell would be doing everything in his power to remain close as possible to rand paul, they would have laughed. but that is exactly what he is doing. now the good news for america, lawrence, is that mitch mcconnell is beginning to lose control of his members. you have had vote after vote, last week you had some appropriations bills moving forward, which are important, right? these are bill that is will fund the government. the bills that will eventually be needed to stop a government shutdown. mitch mcconnell, didn't want that vote. i think you're actually seeing a frustration among them. as he said in the little soliliqy. they're
. >> ezra, the bad news for america, and the bad news for mitch mcconnell is that he first of all has a challenger, a republican challenger in kentucky from his right, who is complaining about how cooperative mitch mcconnell has been with president obama. so this -- that will be the first force that will presumably make mitch mcconnell even more intransigent on the senate floor. >> i think if people had heard back a couple of years ago in 2013 that mitch mcconnell would be doing...
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this happens throughout america. and any police jurisdiction. you have to do it. officers have to have the right of inquiry, if they see some suspicious behavior. >> is there some happy medium, perry, between what the city wants to do and what minority communities and civil libertarians feel infringes on their rights? >> yeah, a political problem here is, ray kelly, blik al bloomberg, very unpopular with a lot of the minority leaders in new york city. i don't think any solution they brought to the table would be viewed as a compromise. i think some of the mayoral candidates talking about replacing him, ultimately, i think any policy where the minority leaders like, 80% of people currently targeted by this program are minorities. as long as the nush is going to be that high, you're always going to have a political problem there. and people concerned by it. until whatever compromise has the minority community not feeling like they're targeted. >> christine, one solution suggested by the judge when she overturned stop and frisk, is for police officers to wear this so
this happens throughout america. and any police jurisdiction. you have to do it. officers have to have the right of inquiry, if they see some suspicious behavior. >> is there some happy medium, perry, between what the city wants to do and what minority communities and civil libertarians feel infringes on their rights? >> yeah, a political problem here is, ray kelly, blik al bloomberg, very unpopular with a lot of the minority leaders in new york city. i don't think any solution they...
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he's the author of "collision 2012: obama versus romney and the future of elections in america." honor to have you here, dan. >> great to be here. >> let me start with something you talk about early on. you say, hey, the obama campaign did something really different. we hear a lot about these political celebrities, the ad men, et cetera. you say the soul of the campaign was this vaunted field operation, the door knockers. and that obama, especially in the re-election, managed to fuse them with the internet in a new way. what happened there? >> well, the soul of the campaign is the ground operation because obama had always said i want this to be a grassroots operation. what they did was took what they had done in 2008, which seemed pretty significant and mold breaking, and just went beyond it by a significant margin. their ability to marry up new technology, to take advantage of social media, to develop new software tools, all of which were designed to make them more efficient on the street so that it was this combination of very high-tech work that they had done to know more abou
he's the author of "collision 2012: obama versus romney and the future of elections in america." honor to have you here, dan. >> great to be here. >> let me start with something you talk about early on. you say, hey, the obama campaign did something really different. we hear a lot about these political celebrities, the ad men, et cetera. you say the soul of the campaign was this vaunted field operation, the door knockers. and that obama, especially in the re-election,...
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a hot august night when what on earth became electricity, 50 million people in america, eating their ice cream as fast as possible. ten years ago tonight, good times. and it turns out, thanks to a lot of stuff nobody noticed, we have come a long way since then toward keeping the lights on. and that story is coming up, stay with us. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. "stubborn love" by the lumineers did you i did. email? so what did you think of the house? did you see the school ratings? oh, you're right. hey babe, i got to go. bye daddy! have a good day at school, ok? ...but what about when my parents visit? ok. i just love this one... and it's next to a park. i love it. i love it too. here's our
a hot august night when what on earth became electricity, 50 million people in america, eating their ice cream as fast as possible. ten years ago tonight, good times. and it turns out, thanks to a lot of stuff nobody noticed, we have come a long way since then toward keeping the lights on. and that story is coming up, stay with us. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from...
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so you, after years, finally went down to south america and what did you find? >> we found a new species of mammal and a expect collar new species. this is a beautiful animal and we can hardly believe that everybody else has missed this. this has been completely overlooked by zoologists. >> help me understand. when you go off to columbia, to ecuad ecuador, this one is not live. it is napping. what do you look for? you're like i'm going to find a new species. how does one even embark on that journey. >> i knew what to look for because i first realized the animal existed by studying decades-old specimens in museums. this allowed me to realize this animal had never been documented by scientists before but i didn't want to just study it in the museum collection. i wanted to see if we could go out and find the animal in the wild. >> this is the first carnivore found in the western hemisphere in 35 years. >> in north or south america, it's been more than three decades since anyone has named an animal in this part of the mammal family tree. >> you brought us the skull.
so you, after years, finally went down to south america and what did you find? >> we found a new species of mammal and a expect collar new species. this is a beautiful animal and we can hardly believe that everybody else has missed this. this has been completely overlooked by zoologists. >> help me understand. when you go off to columbia, to ecuad ecuador, this one is not live. it is napping. what do you look for? you're like i'm going to find a new species. how does one even embark...
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is the most powerful influential singular voice in the world, but the reason that doesn't happen in america is because we are very familiar with oprah's face and with oprah's brand. abroad she is just another woman of color. so it is typical of oprah to share an authentic true organic experience. it's expected of her to share what took place. but that could happen to oprah anywhere in the world where they aren't familiar with a black woman who walks in underdressed and looking to purchase a 40 thousand dollar handbag. i wasn't surprised to see her share her truth. that is the oprah brand, her entire brand has been built on oprah telling the truth of every struggle she's had and it didn't surprise me. i'm actually happy she did it. >> you point out she is a singular and very powerful voice planet and domestically has a huge voice. according to the center for response of politics the only campaigns that oprah has donated to in the past two decades was president obama's and recently hold ago fund-raiser for cory booker who won last night's democratic nomination for new jersey senate to replace
is the most powerful influential singular voice in the world, but the reason that doesn't happen in america is because we are very familiar with oprah's face and with oprah's brand. abroad she is just another woman of color. so it is typical of oprah to share an authentic true organic experience. it's expected of her to share what took place. but that could happen to oprah anywhere in the world where they aren't familiar with a black woman who walks in underdressed and looking to purchase a 40...
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. >>> a long reign of terror followed by 16 years on the run as one of america's most wanted, mob boss james whitey bulger has been convicted of being involved in a string of murders and other crimes after a trial that riveted boston and much of the nation. here's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: after more than 32 hours of deliberations, jurors returned to a packed courtroom announcing the fate of whitey bulger, one of boston's most notorious mobsters. he was found guilty of dozens of crimes, including conspiracy, racketeering and playing a role in 11 murders. >> this day of reck forng bulger has been a long time ago. >> reporter: tom donahue whose father was killed decades ago was among family members present throughout the trial. >> whitey bulger pretty much almost destroyed my family in every category. >> reporter: the evidence showed bulger was involved in 11 of 19 murders, found him not involved in seven and couldn't agree on one, the death of 26-year-old deborah davis. >> my family has to live every day and the rest of the families have to live every day with the fact that they lo
. >>> a long reign of terror followed by 16 years on the run as one of america's most wanted, mob boss james whitey bulger has been convicted of being involved in a string of murders and other crimes after a trial that riveted boston and much of the nation. here's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: after more than 32 hours of deliberations, jurors returned to a packed courtroom announcing the fate of whitey bulger, one of boston's most notorious mobsters. he was found guilty of...
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well, tim miller is with that will super pac, america rising. near ra an tan deny is president of the center for american progress and has known hillary for 20 years working with her in the white house, the senate and her 2008 presidential campaign. tim, if i'm terry mcauliffe, maybe i like theling average you're providing. her numbers not just in virginia but all across the country are incredibly strong. in the state of virginia alone, hillary clinton is leading it five prospective republican presidential candidates. the only one that comes within a margin of error is new jersey governor chris christie who clinton leads by one point. according to latest poll in virginia, clinton beats jeb bush in virginia by five points and three other potential rivals trail her by double digits in virginia. hillary outperforms the state's current governor bok mcdonald by ten points and trounces marco rubio and kentucky senator rand paul by 12 points each. respond to that, please. >> it's pretty early for these polls. i'm gil give you one example why the clinto
well, tim miller is with that will super pac, america rising. near ra an tan deny is president of the center for american progress and has known hillary for 20 years working with her in the white house, the senate and her 2008 presidential campaign. tim, if i'm terry mcauliffe, maybe i like theling average you're providing. her numbers not just in virginia but all across the country are incredibly strong. in the state of virginia alone, hillary clinton is leading it five prospective republican...